"Bibliography of translations of works by twentieth-century Dutch authors": p. [215]-218

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index

Geography -- The economy -- The political system -- Society -- From the Ice Age to the Middle Ages -- Reformation, rebellion, and the republic -- The Union and the Golden Age -- The colonies -- Constitutional democracy -- War, crisis, and recovery -- The rise and fall of the welfare state -- The new society: the pillars collapse -- The new post-cold war world -- Notable people in the history of Holland

"Holland was once a superpower upon whose empire the sun never set. Today it is on the leading edge of social change. This history of Holland, from its earliest beginnings to the present day, provides the most up to date survey of modern Dutch history, including the current Dutch approach to a number of social issues, such as the welfare state, the environment, socialized medicine and the role of the military in the post-Cold War world."--BOOK JACKET

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